Director, General Surgery Residency Program

Description

The Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) seeks a Director for its General Surgery Residency Program. 

The VUMC Surgical Residency is considered one of the top training programs in the United States with a long tradition of clinical, academic, and educational excellence. The program was founded nearly one hundred years ago in 1925 under the leadership of then Chair of Surgery Dr. Barney Brooks. Alfred Blalock was the first resident. Graduates of the program have gone on to make major impacts in surgery across the United States.  Current Chiefs are trained to be leaders in their field of choice. The typical Vanderbilt Surgery Resident spends two years during the program performing research, and many get advanced degrees or training during this period in diverse areas including Bioinformatics, Public Health, or Engineering. Trainees typically continue to a top fellowship. The program currently supports 64 categorical residents and has eight graduating residents each year.

The successful applicant will be able to build on past success and train the next generation of surgical leaders. Under the leadership of Dr. Christina Bailey, the program has attained its highest national visibility and is one of the top programs in the nation. Educational efforts in the Department have the strongest possible institutional support. The Program Director will be responsible for maintaining compliance with and ideally exceeding expectations set forth by the ACGME for the program and by the ABS for the individual graduates.

The new director will be expected to devote 30-50% of their effort, fully supported, to the Program. Academic rank and potential tenure will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

VUMC is one of the premier academic medical centers in the United States. The main hospital has 1,091 beds, and the Vanderbilt Health System consists of five regional campuses, including seven hospitals with over 1,700 total inpatient beds. We are amid a major expansion that will add approximately 200 beds in 2025. Between VUMC and Vanderbilt University, significant resources exist to support research including an NIH-funded Clinical Translational Science Award which supports more than 3,000 clinical research projects. In addition, VUMC is home to world class genetics and genomics resources, internationally renowned bioinformatics, and the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering, which facilitates multidisciplinary collaboration between the School of Engineering and the Section of Surgical Sciences.

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, VUMC is a hub of patient care, discovery, and teaching. Our community of individuals come together each day to change the world. We actively seek diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading. VUMC’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Vanderbilt is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Qualifications

Applicants should be caring and compassionate around the needs of trainees and learners in a high stress environment. They should have a comprehensive understanding of and demonstrated ability in educational and evaluation methods, active experience in managing and administering a complex organization, and excellent leadership and communication skills. Success will require the development of strong collaborative relationships across the medical center. The applicant preferably should also have served for at least five years as a graduate medical education (GME) faculty member. Individuals should be at least Associate Professor or be eligible for promotion to the position of Associate Professor of Surgery. 

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should send a concise letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:

Carmen C. Solórzano, MD, FACS

John L. Sawyers Chair is Surgical Sciences

Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

Chair, Department of Surgery

Director, Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

carmen.solorzano@vumc.org

1161 21st Ave. S, D-4313 MCN

Nashville, TN 37232-2730

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